[JoeC]

I don't have the 1967 rule books but it was something like NHRA had SS/A through SS/J that allowed only factory built 50 or more cars. AHRA had their own classes like A/HR and B/HR that allowed 50 or more from other manufactures such as Yenko, Dana, Nickey, Motion. The article with the 1967 427 Camaro with Yenko/Harrell sponsorship ran in A/HR and was considered stock with a 427 with two Carter AFB 4B Carbs. Later I believe Harrell ran AHRA GT1 and GT2 classes. Getting back to the Motion cars, one of the best articles I have read was a Martyn Schorr article in MuscleCar Magazine 1986. Martyn refers to Joel as guy from Brooklyn with an attitude and refers to himself as a guy from the Bronx with an attitude. The article has the Motion story from 1959 thru 1980s and lists the many projects Motion was involved in. There is a picture of the Motion King Cobra on the Clayton chassis dyno with a wall of trophies in the background. There are pictures and info on; the 427 Camaro drag cars, the L88 Corvette drag car, Joel talking with Zora at the 1967 NY Hot Rod Show, Bill Mitchell's record holding Thunder Bug VW sponsored by Motion MiniCar, the Phase III GT Corvettes, the wild looking Motion/Silva Maco Sharks, the Manta Rays, and IMSA Spyder Corvettes, and the Dennis Ferrara record holding second gen. 454 Camaro drag cars, a street 1973 454 Camaro with a huge tunnel ram hood, the Z30 small block Camaros, and the V8 Vegas. As if Motion wasn't busy enough, he also had a mail order parts business, was selling tech books under the name Phase III publications, had Motion Marine, built some show cars, and did come Motion Camaros and Monte Carlos in the mid 80's.
Martyn does not mention any production numbers but states that the second gen Motion Camaros were the most successful since there was not as much competition in the big block Supercar market place after 1970. Maybe Motion did sell 500 cars if you total them all. Does anyone know if Martyn Schorr is still on Mother Earth?